hi,
this did the trick:
class Shell
def self.sh command
%{ command }
end
end
then I am able to:
it "should be mock alright" do
end
2008/9/13 Scott Taylor <mailing_lists at railsnewbie.com>
>> On Sep 12, 2008, at 9:29 AM, Matt Wynne wrote:
>> On 12 Sep 2008, at 14:12, Joaquin Rivera Padron wrote:
>>>> what is the best (or any) way of mocking the running of shell commands?
>>>>>> e.g.
>>> code like the following:
>>>>>> def method
>>> %{ ls }
>>> end
>>>>>> spec:
>>>>>> it "should list the directory contents"
>>> shell = mock(Object) # %{} lives in Kernel module and its sugar for `
>>> shell.should_receive(:`).with(:ls)
>>> end
>>>>>> sorry about latter one, thanks in advance
>>> joaquin
>>>>>>> I suggest you put a 'seam' between your code and the call the Kernel.
>>>> That sounds like a good idea. You can also Kernel#` directly (instead of
> `foo` call Kernel.send(:`, "foo"). This allows you to stub out Kernel#`.
>> Scott
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